GI Bill transfer full of questions

June 30, 2009

By Tom Philpott: CNJ columnist

Users of one of the most popular features of the Post-9/11 GI Bill — the option to transfer benefits to family members — will find a few quirks in how Congress designed the transfer provisions as they take effect in August.

For example, spouses of active duty members who hope to use transferred benefits to attend private colleges will be delighted at the value of the benefit for them.